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TIL that there is an art museum on the moon, and one of the artworks is a penis drawn by Andy Warhol

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xVmLb TIL DavesFrameClass was the window class that drew the CPU meter on the Performance page of Task Manager
a8jXL TIL about the Molly Maguires
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nJWY TIL Kent Waldrep was paralyzed during a NCAA football game between TCU v Alabama. TCU used “student athlete” defense to avoid paying Waldrep’s medical bills and cancel his scholarship.
RrYw TIL that in the 80s the Medellin Cartel had a complex in the jungle called Tranquility-land; it had 19 cocaine laboratories, 8 airstrips, running water, its own electricity system and bedrooms for the workers. When it was raided, 13.8 tons of cocaine were destroyed.